Latvia

Key facts

Land borders (4)

• Belarus
• Estonia
• Lithuania
• Russia

Latvia in the game

Every puzzle gives three claims that exactly one country satisfies. Latvia is moderately well known, so it typically appears as the answer in medium puzzles. These are the 23 claims from the pool that are true of Latvia, rarest first — the fewer countries share a claim, the harder it works for you on the board.

• Its capital city's name begins with “R”1 of 6
• Its name begins with “L”1 of 9
• Borders Russia1 of 14
• Has no point higher than 500 m above sea level1 of 23
• Uses the euro as its currency1 of 25
• Is a member of the European Union1 of 27
• Is a NATO member1 of 32
• Its name ends with “-ia”1 of 39
• Has no point higher than 1,000 m above sea level1 of 41
• Is in Europe1 of 44
• Its flag uses exactly two colours1 of 44
• Its name has 6 letters or fewer1 of 67
• Has an area smaller than 100,000 km²1 of 88
• Has fewer than 10 million people1 of 100
• Borders more than 2 countries1 of 111
• Has exactly one official language1 of 130
• Drives on the right1 of 141
• Has an area smaller than 500,000 km²1 of 144
• Lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere1 of 147
• Has a coastline1 of 151
• Its flag contains red1 of 152
• Does not have a monarch as head of state1 of 153
• Lies within a single time zone1 of 177